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Liverpool university lecturers are going on strike again this month. The University of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University are just two of 68 UK universities taking part in three weeks of strikes nationwide. Some universities are striking over academics' pay and...

The Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards are taking place this evening at Liverpool Cathedral.  The awards celebrate excellence and achievement across Liverpool City Region’s visitor economy and will run from 6:30pm to 11:30pm with an After Show party at Mason’s...

A short film festival hosted by postgraduate film students at Liverpool John Moores University will return after last year's success. From April 1-8, 40 student films received from 22 countries, including Spain, China, and Brazil, will premiere digitally to be...

Events have been taking place all week to celebrate women around the world for International Women’s Day. Merseynewslive looks at some of the inspiring women here in Merseyside. Jodie Comer Jodie, born in Liverpool in 1983, has won an Emmy and...

It is estimated that over half a million people are affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) across the UK, yet the condition is still rarely spoken about and is hugely misunderstood. Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two main...

As the crisis continues to deepen across Ukraine, local people have shown their support for a campaign to help the country's refugees. The appeal for clothing and medical donations began with founder of Polish community group Polskie Merseyside, Michael Frackowiak. Michael...

Community campaigners are continuing their mission to clean up the city. Liverpool Black Men's Group and Toxteth residents came together recently to clean up the Igbo Centre on Princes Avenue. The group in the past have helped clean up other iconic...

In January, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that the ‘Chelsea Rent Boys’ chant - heard aimed at Norwich’s Billy Gilmour by Liverpool fans - is now classed as a hate crime. This means that fans who sing this chant can...

At the entrance to Earlestown cricket ground, a white banner flutters across the fence and acts like a symbol of surrender, where people come to lay down their woes. Held up by cable ties, the banner states in bold, black...

A Liverpool music venue is campaigning against plans for a new residential property next door to them. Meraki, on Dickson Street, received a proposed planning application to turn the warehouse next to the venue into flats. The music and arts venue...